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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Study finds mine-drainage treatment cost effective, but far more costs lay ahead
University of Pittsburgh

Research by the University of Pittsburgh shows that state and federal appropriations allowing Pennsylvania to treat abandoned mine drainage works to both successfully and cost effectively clean up acidic water. But their research also shows funding is insufficient for long-term treatment for mine drainage and other abandoned mine hazards

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Estudo da Mayo Clinic descobre glóbulos brancos disfuncionais ligados ao aumento do risco de melanoma
Mayo Clinic

Pessoas com uma superabundância de glóbulos brancos clonados, ou linfócitos, que prejudicam o seu sistema imunológico — uma condição chamada linfocitose monoclonal de células B (LMB) — podem apresentar um risco elevado de desenvolver várias complicações de saúde, incluindo o melanoma, uma forma de câncer de pele.

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Newswise:Video Embedded new-device-studied-at-cedars-sinai-means-fewer-heart-surgeries-for-babies
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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
New Device Studied at Cedars-Sinai Means Fewer Heart Surgeries for Babies
Cedars-Sinai

Babies born with a narrowed blood vessel now have a device specifically designed for them, thanks to research conducted in the Smidt Heart Institute and Guerin Children’s at Cedars-Sinai.

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Newswise: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Celebrates Hispanic-Serving Institution Week, Sept. 16-20
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Celebrates Hispanic-Serving Institution Week, Sept. 16-20
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

TTUHSC El Paso provides the essential access to an education otherwise not readily available to a historically underserved region.

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Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is the First Hospital in the World to Use the Artificial Intelligence-Powered HYDROS™ Robotic System to perform Aquablation® Therapy to Treat Prostate Enlargement
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is the First Hospital in the World to Use the Artificial Intelligence-Powered HYDROS™ Robotic System to perform Aquablation® Therapy to Treat Prostate Enlargement
Hackensack Meridian Health

On the morning of Wednesday, September 4, 2024, Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to treat patients with Aquablation® therapy using the new HYDROS™ Robotic System.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
New tumor models provide insights into deadly sarcomas
UC Davis Health

Researchers at UC Davis and UCLA have created models for four sarcoma subtypes using stem cells. The findings may lead to new therapies.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
This screen stores and displays encrypted images without electronics
University of Michigan

A flexible screen inspired, in part, by squid can store and display encrypted images like a computer—using magnetic fields rather than electronics. The research is reported in Advanced Materials by University of Michigan engineers.

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Newswise: Wildland firefighters hit their STRIDE
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Wildland firefighters hit their STRIDE
University of Utah

In thousands of simulations, STRIDE produced much more accurate travel times than the standard slope-only models. STRIDE also chose to use established roads and trails to avoid patches of forest or dense vegetation. In contrast, the slope-only model sent rescuers through dense vegetation, dangerous scree fields and forested areas.

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Newswise: WashU Expert: Small business plans should include ownership transition support
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: Small business plans should include ownership transition support
Washington University in St. Louis

Peter Boumgarden, director of Olin Business School’s Koch Family Center for Family Enterprise at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to expand the small business tax credit and other ways in which the government can support existing small businesses.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Medical Marijuana Users See Short-Term Gains in Health-Related Quality of Life, PCOM Study Finds
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

A study of hundreds of people using medical marijuana reported “rapid and significant improvements” in health-related quality of life over the first three months, according to new research led by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM).

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Estudio de Mayo Clinic encuentra glóbulos blancos disfuncionales relacionados con un mayor riesgo de melanoma
Mayo Clinic

Personas con una sobreabundancia de glóbulos blancos clonados, o linfocitos, que dañan su sistema inmunológico, una afección llamada linfocitosis monoclonal de células B (LMB), pueden tener un riesgo elevado de desarrollar diversas complicaciones de salud, incluido el melanoma, una forma de cáncer de piel.

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: TikTok Heads to Court Over U.S. Ban
George Washington University

Lawyers for the popular social media platform TikTok are headed to court today for a key hearing where they’re intending to block an upcoming ban of the app in the United States. ...

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Election Officials Voice Concern about USPS Causing Problems for Upcoming Election
George Washington University

Election officials are warning in a new letter that problems with the U.S. Postal Service could disenfranchise voters in the upcoming election. ...

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
George Washington University

September is ovarian cancer awareness month, a time to spread the word about risk and prevention, rally for scientific research and make progress toward a cure. ...

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Release date: 16-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: JD Vance Defends False Claims About Haitian Immigrants in Ohio as Violent Threats Continue
George Washington University

JD Vance is doubling down on his unsubstantiated comments that Haitian migrants are eating their neighbors’ pets. ...

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Newswise: Food insecurity in early life, pregnancy may be linked to higher chance of obesity in children, NIH-funded study finds
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 11:10 AM EDT
Food insecurity in early life, pregnancy may be linked to higher chance of obesity in children, NIH-funded study finds
Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes NIH

Children who faced food insecurity during early childhood—or whose mothers experienced it during pregnancy—had a higher body mass index (BMI) and more than 50% increased chance of developing obesity or severe obesity in childhood and adolescence, according to a new study funded by the NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

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Newswise: Experts discuss interest rate cuts, the economy, and why the Fed has so much power
Release date: 16-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Experts discuss interest rate cuts, the economy, and why the Fed has so much power
Virginia Tech

The Federal Reserve Board is likely to cut interest rates at its Sept. 17-18 meeting — but experts from Virginia Tech agree that the adjustment will be small. “I think the Fed wants to display independence, so I am pretty sure they will not give either political party a 'valid' reason for criticism,” said Vijay Singal, head of the finance department in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business.

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13-Sep-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Food Insecurity Increases Hospital Stays and Odds of Readmission
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that inpatient food insecurity, experienced by caregivers during their child’s hospitalization, is associated with not only longer hospital admissions but also significantly increased odds of readmission.

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Released: 16-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Notable Scientific Oral Abstracts and Late-Breaking Science to Be Presented at Otolaryngology’s Annual Meeting
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

The latest research and advances in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery will be presented during the AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPOSM in Miami, Florida, September 28 – October 1.

Released: 16-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Xylyx Bio awarded $2.45M NIH SBIR grant from NIDDK to facilitate development of effective drugs for fibrotic liver disease
Xylyx Bio, Inc.

Award supports the development of a cell-based assay platform to help scientists discover and test drug candidates for liver fibrosis.

   


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